Rumour Heath Shaw: '****ing ******'

[Kent Brockman]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-22/shaw-sledge-overshadows-giants-win

What do the AFL even do for situations like this?

 

[SuperSteele22]

Broadcaster is at fault for not turning the umps mic off during a dust up.

Seriously, there are far, far worse things in life than a couple of words being exchanged between players in the heat of the moment during a football game. Heater and Tom would have shaken hands at the end of the game and all would be well.

Complete non story and a bullshit headline by afl.com.au (suggesting this overshadowed the Giants win) and if Heater is made to apologise for it then it's an absolute ****ing joke.

 

[Truckosaurus]

Hung out to dry by a broadcaster who left the umpire's mic on hoping to catch something interesting.

Not a good look for the AFL though so he'll get a slap on the wrist fine, a public apology explaining he's learnt his lesson and a few charity gigs.

 

[sataris]

2 year trading ban

 

[bigfarter]

Reckon he should claim he was just quoting South Park.

 

[SuperSteele22]

Reckon he should claim he was just quoting South Park.

Personally if I were Heater I'd say I thought Papley had the ball. After all, AFL laws state that if a player doesn't have the ball he cannot be ******ed.

Edit: **** you swear filter. You get my point

 

[Kappa]

This incident has probably overshadowed the whole 2017 AFL season if we're being honest.

I am exercising my right to be offended as much as possible

 

[TerryWallet]

Death Penalty... or...return to the Pies and Nathan.

Heath's choice.

 

[Kappa]

Death Penalty... or...return to the Pies and Nathan.

Heath's choice.

If we're talking about sending him a place with no hope of a Premiership maybe Carlton should be on the cards

 

[Topkent]

Turn the ****ing microphones off
Its a sporting field where you can legally knee someone in the back of the head because there's a ball somewhere. It's not a political forum

 

[matthew_s]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-22/shaw-sledge-overshadows-giants-win

What do the AFL even do for situations like this?

Didn't Goddard get an apology from Channel 7?

 

[Superstar swan]

Who cares..turn the mics off.

Players face that much scrutiny off the field, and now they have to worry about umpire mica. Ridiculous situation

 

[Del80659]

the problem is probably a 30 year old guy lashing out with "****ing ******" like he actually does watch south park

 

[Topkent]

the problem is probably a 30 year old guy lashing out with "******* ******" like he actually does watch south park

So what if he does?

 

[InnocentBystandr]

Is it the F word or the R word they're worried about? They use the F word on the ABC all the time. Surely they are not now equating the R word with gay or racist slurs - I mean it's not as if the player the comment was aimed at was actually r.....ed. (cf where a gay/racist slur may be applicable)

 

[Topkent]

Is it the F word or the R word they're worried about? They use the F word on the ABC all the time. Surely they are not now equating the R word with gay or racist slurs - I mean it's not as if the player the comment was aimed at was actually r.....ed. (cf where a gay/racist slur may be applicable)

It's an offensive word.
This is the same media that will probably label him a backwards Bogan.
Bogan being used in a derogatory sense which is OK, but ****** is not

 

[iBeng]

Will probably double the Giants local membership numbers once people realise the players speak just like them...

 

[Amazing Racer]

That type of sledge probably occurs at every game, but the microphones dont pick it up. The media will make a big deal, Shaw will have to apologise etc.....

 

[TassieEagle]

Storm in a teacup. Words like that are said every game, by players and spectators alike.

Fine him a couple of grand, have a presser about how sorry he is so the AFL can save face and move on

 

[iBeng]

As a hobbyist masturbator, if I ever hear a AFL player call someone a w***er I am going to be most displeased.

 

[JeffDunne]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-22/shaw-sledge-overshadows-giants-win

What do the AFL even do for situations like this?

Manufactured outrage so the AFL can market their (supposed) corporate integrity credentials.

There's hardly a week in the season where they don't do it now.

 

[Two Planks]

Gillon will do a press conference saying how its not acceptable but will then refuse to accept questions on the effects of poker machines in the community.

 

[Arkangel]

I feel like this thread title would be much more appropriate without the quotation marks.

 

[SplintWhisky]

Who actually gives a proper shit about this. The PC brigade will just bitch and moan about it and someone will try and keep their little ******ed minds at ease by apologising for it.

Rick and Morty explained this best

 

[Moshie The Mook]

Anyone who thinks that qualifies as an incident might as well hand in their balls at the gate, and ask to be referred to as They. PC gone mad, and I fear the horse has bolted and the world as a whole is in full ****** mode.